“They had one bunker jacket so the first guy there gets the jacket,” he said. “They have very little. Since we started helping they are fully equipped, the next community over is fully equipped and it’s spreading in the outlining areas.”

The Turner Valley Fire Department has supported Angels for Mexico for all of its 10 years by donating equipment that’s surpassed its regulated shelf life. The Black Diamond department has also contributed.

Each year, Baxter joins volunteers to provide supplies and train firefighters. This fall he will travel to Zacualpan.

“If we have the skills and resources, why shouldn’t we share what we have and the knowledge and ability to help them along,” he said.

The experience for Baxter, who is now on the Angels for Mexico board of directors, has been both humbling and rewarding.